A nurse in an acute care setting is planning care for a group of clients at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the assistive personnel (AP)?

A. Application of antibiotic ointment involves assessment and clinical judgment, which should be performed by a licensed nurse rather than an AP. B. The removal of a nasogastric tube is a nursing task that requires training and knowledge of potential complications, and it should not be assigned to an AP. C. Monitoring vital signs of a client who had an appendectomy 12 hours ago can be safely delegated to an AP, as it is a basic task that does not require clinical judgment beyond standard procedures. D. Obtaining medical history information from a stable client is a task that requires assessment skills and critical thinking, making it inappropriate to assign to an AP.